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Plug-in/Connector Support

LANDesk Server Manager

Complete systems management for servers from bare metal provisioning through the life cycle
Provides key server health and performance metrics
Single sign-on

HP Connector

Out-of-band and power management capabilities to HP Software

Uptime Devices Sensor Hub

Environmental monitoring
Proactive physical infrastructure management

NetClarity Auditor

Vulnerability discovery
Remediation capabilities

DSView 3 Management Software

DSView 3 management software:
Secure, centralized access and control

"...industry-leading out-of-band management systems...." - InfoWorld, "Pimp my datacenter: Avocent"

Avocent DSView® 3 management software provides data centers with secure, centralized management for physical and virtual IT assets. By allowing administrators to remotely diagnose and modify any managed device, regardless of the health or status of the OS or network connection, DSView 3 software makes data center management and remote offices more accessible, extensible and secure.

DSView 3 software provides a single, secure, browser-based interface to manage your entire data center environment, including the following:

VMware Virtual Infrastructure, including Virtual Centers, ESX Servers and Virtual Machines
Blade servers and enclosures
Embedded service processors
Rack-mounted servers
Cyclades® ACS advanced console servers
DSR® KVM over IP switches
Cyclades® PM Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDUs)
MergePoint® service processor management devices

Data centers evolve. Whether migrating to blades, experimenting with SANs or testing a new router, DSView 3 software helps data center managers maintain control by by integrating with new technologies and providing a consistent interface. DSView 3 software offers deep pre-built integration with HP Software, NetClarity, Uptime Devices, VMware and others, and provides an API to enable integration with other applications.

DSView 3 software also provides custom views for each user, graphical report building and task automation tools, and enables a holistic view of network assets. The DS Zones feature offers greater administration control for improved asset accountability and remote office and departmental autonomy.

The “hub and spoke” architecture of DSView 3 software allows for high availability and distributed access across locations. Out-of-band features allow administrators to diagnose and repair problems even when gateways, routers, or other IP connectivity is down.

DSView 3 software easily integrates with existing security infrastructure, authenticating against internal or external standards-based services. All traffic is encrypted and the detailed activity logs provide a critical audit trail for issue resolution and regulatory compliance. Remote management capabilities allow physical lock down of sensitive machines for greater peace of mind.

The DSView 3 Power Manager extends the capability of the DSView 3 software by also giving companies the ability to monitor and measure IT energy consumption, costs, and trends across all levels within their data centers and remote locations. Click here to learn more about managing data center power.

DSView 3 Management Software Quick Facts

Secure, centralized management of infrastructure via a single interface
Auto discovery of appliances
Hub and spoke architecture for redundancy, real-time updates and load balancing across multiple sites
Diagnostic testing from a desktop – across the hall or around the globe
Detailed audit logs and reporting
Automated updates, file loading and scheduling
Simultaneous firmware updates
Selectable encryption modes (AES, DES, 3DES, 128bit SSL) to support security policies
Authentication against existing services (LDAP, Active Directory, NT Domain, RADIUS, TACACS+, and RSA SecurID)
IPv6 capable

Features and Benefits

Feature	Benefit
User
Secure, remote, centralized data center management	Access and control your entire IT assets –physical and virtual–from a single screen
Multi-device support	Click and connect centralized management for blades, VMware virtual infrastructure, DSR KVM over IP, MergePoint service processor managers, Cyclades ACS advanced console servers, Cyclades PM intelligent power distribution units
Virtual Media support	DSView 3 management software provides Virtual Media support. Use it to map CD-ROMs and other storage media to a remote branch server to conduct file transfers, application and OS patches, and CD-ROM diagnostics.
Integrated solution for KVM and power control	Integrates BIOS-level access and power control in one solution. Also provides external modem support when the network is down.
Simple, fast and reliable user interface	Browser based, customizable with usability features including keyboard pass-through, scaling and custom viewer toolbar
Management
DS Zones	Segregate assets for departmental and remote office autonomy.
Access service processors	Using DSView 3 management software, administrators can manage power and system health on individual IPMI-enabled servers through the MergePoint service processors.
Notifications	DSView 3 software sends SNMP traps and email notification for defined system events.
Scheduling	DSView 3 management software simplifies management of routine tasks, updates and file loading including automation of task schedules and updates.
Multi-platform support	Supports Wintel, Linux, Sun Solaris and SuSE platforms
Security
Failover authentication	DSView 3 management software, with hub and spoke architecture, provides failover access authentication, ensuring system reliability and security.
Flexible authentication/Access controls	Authenticate user permission against your existing internal or external authentication service, such as LDAP, Active Directory, NT Domain, TACACS+, RADIUS and RSA SecurID.
System/User logs	DSView 3 software security features include system and user log management and event notification to help facilitate auditing and compliance.
Selectable encryption modes	You gain enhanced security as selectable encryption modes can support your security policy (AES, DES, 3DES, 128bit SSL).
Exit macros	Exit macros log out each user when a session window is closed.
DS Zones	Restrict user access by zones for easier tracking and auditing.

Specifications

DSView 3 software (hub/spoke) minimum requirements
For supported Windows and Linux systems: 2 GHz Pentium or equivalent processor
For supported Solaris systems: 1GHz UltraSparc III processor
4 GB RAM – additional memory may be needed depending on the number of plug-ins installed and appliances supported
100BT NIC (1 GB LAN recommended)
10 GB of free disk space – additional disk space may be required for data logging and plug-ins

One of the following operating systems:

Microsoft® Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with the latest service pack
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise and Web Edition
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
Windows Vista™ Ultimate or Business
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 4 (AS, ES and WS products)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 5
Sun Solaris SPARC 9 and 10
Novell SUSE Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 9 and 10

Minimum client requirements

1 GHz Pentium or equivalent processor
512 MB of RAM
10 or 100BaseT NIC (100 recommended)
XGA video with graphics accelerator
Desktop size setting of at least 800 x 600
Color palette of at least 256 colors

One of the following operating systems:

Windows 2000 Workstation, Server or Advanced Server with the latest service package
Windows XP Home Edition or Professional
Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
Windows Vista Ultimate or Business
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 4 (AS, ES and WS products)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 5
Sun Solaris SPARC 9 and 10
Novell SUSE Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 9 or 10
Macintosh OS X version 10.4 and later
Adobe Flash Player version 9.0 or later

Browser Support
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later (Windows operating systems only)
Firefox version 1.0 or later (version 1.5 required for Mac OS)
Mozilla version 1.7.3 or later
Note: If your are using Mozilla or Firefox, the Video Viewer and the Telnet Viewer clients require Java; see Java Installation.

VMware Requirements
VMware VirtualCenter version 2.01 or later
VMware ESX server version 3.01 or later

Blades Supported:
IBM blade chassis: BladeCenter, BladeCenter T, BladeCenter H, BladeCenter HT
Dell blade chassis: PowerEdge 1855, PowerEdge 1955
HP blade chassis: BladeSystem c-Class, BladeSystem p-Class
Generic blade chassis

Avocent managed appliance support

KVM over IP switches
DS1800 digital switches
DSR switch models: 800, 1010, 1020,* 1021,* 1022,* 1024,* 1030,* 1031,* 1161, 2010, 2020,* 2030,* 2035,* 2161, 4010, 4020,* 4030,* 4160, 8020,* 8030,* 8035*
*These models contain a modem port for use with the DSR switch remote operations software.
Cyclades KVM/net KVM over IP switch
Cyclades KVM/netPlus KVM over IP switch

Console management appliances
Cyclades ACS advanced console server
All CCM console management appliances
CPS810 and 1610 serial over IP network appliances

Power devices
Power devices are supported on Cyclades ACS, CPS and CCM appliances and on all
DSR switches that contain one or more SPC ports.

Avocent SPC power control devices
Server Technologies Sentry Switched CDU CW-8H1, CW-8H2, CW-16V1, CW-16V2, CW-24V2, CW-24V3, CW-32VD1 AND CW-32VD2 (supported models may change; contact Avocent Technical Support for current information)*
Cyclades PM IPDUs: PM8i-10A, PM10-15A, PM10-20A,

PM10-L20A, PM10-L30A, PM10i-10A, PM10i-15A,
PM10i-16A, PM10i-20A, PM10i-L30A,
PM10i-32A, PM10i-32Au, PM20-20A, PM20-L20A,
PM20-L30A, PM20i-16A, PM20i-20A,
PM20i-30A, PM20i-30Au, PM20i-L30A, PM20i-32A,
PM20i-32Au
*CPS appliances do not support.

Service processor managers
MergePoint 5200 series of service processor managers

Generic appliances
Data center devices such as UPS, HVAC and environmental monitoring devices may be managed with DSView 3 software by launching a standard Web browser to the device URL or opening a Telnet session.

Supported modems
The following modems and serial PCI cards are supported by the DSView 3 software, provided the modems are supported on the DSView 3 server operating
system.

Perle PCI-RAS 4 and PCI-RAS 8, which are backwards compatible with Perle V90 Modem
Equinox SST MM 4p Modem
Equinox SST 4p Serial
Eicon DS series ISDN BRI-2M
Eicon DS series ISDN 4BRI-8M

DSView 3 software also supports the USR3453B - Courier 56k external modem.
NOTE: The modems listed are not supported on Sun Solaris SPARC operating systems.

Screen Shots

VirtualCenters federated view

DSView 3 software provides a federated view across multiple VirtualCenters.

Virtual machines ESX servers

DSView 3 software discovers and inventories the ESX servers and virtual machines.

VirtualCenter information

DSView 3 software displays VirtualCenter information.

ESX server information

DSView 3 software displays ESX server information.

Virtual machines summary

Display summary, configuration and resource usage of virtual machines for monitoring and diagnostic purposes.

Remote console tools

Ability to launch remote console tools to access virtual machines such as RDP, VNC and VMware remote web console.

Virtual machines target device

Unified Console: Target device view showing physical servers and virtual machines.

Virtual Infrastructure tasks

Display Virtual Infrastructure tasks in DSView 3 software.

Blade view

Blade access and control in DSView 3 software.

Blade appliance/unit

Blade appliance/unit view via DSView 3 software.

Blade target device

Blade target device view via DSView 3 software.

Uptime Devices Environmental Monitoring

Uptime Sensor Hub enables monitoring of humidity, voltage and temperature from the DSView 3 software interface.

NetClarity Auditor

Integrate NetClarity Auditor Enterprise with DSView 3 software for proactive network security.

HPOpenView

With HP Software Network Node Manager (NNM) and Operations for Windows (OVOW) support, joint Hewlett Packard and Avocent customers can easily launch a DSView 3 software session through a node in HP Software.

Data Logger

Data logging enables tracking, auditing and troubleshooting of all access to ACS/Onboard

Data Logging

Data logging is enabled by port

Data Logging Archiving

Logs can be archived by day, week, month, or size.

Data Log Report

Example of DSView 3 software data log

Appliances

DSView 3 software can manage a variety of target devices, including KVM over IP, serial over IP, IPMI, and external power devices.

Authentication

Support for TACACS+ and RADIUS authentication for users.

DELL DRAC 4

Support for DELL DRAC 4, IBM ASM RSAII, HP/Compaq ILO and NEC IPF embedded devices.

Telnet applications

Configure and launch third party telnet applications.

Audit enable events

Run detailed event logs for auditing and compliance reports.

Audit sessions

DSView 3 software provides an easy to manage interface that lets you customize anything and everything, including email notifications.

Autodetect1

Auto discovery appliances for initial setup, backup/restore.

Autodetect2

Auto discovery appliances for initial setup, backup/restore.

Email_notify

Assign email notifications to keep informed of data center activity.

Encryption

Secure systems with selectable encryption modes, including video.

Macros

Exit macros log out each user when a session window is closed to maintain secure access.

SNMP traps

Configure SNMP traps for activity and alerts.

VM pulldown

Virtual Media provides the ability to remotely load software and diagnostic information, with or without a working OS, from devices that are centrally located.

VM session map

Virtual Media provides the ability to remotely load software and diagnostic information, with or without a working OS, from devices that are centrally located.

VM Windows

Virtual Media Control Panel without any mappings. Shows mappable devices. Drive E: is a USB flash drive.

CCM session

DSView 3 software manages CCM console management devices as well as KVM over IP, IPMI and power devices.

CCM topology

DSView 3 software manages CCM console management devices as well as KVM over IP, IPMI and power devices.

Ordering Details

Base P/N	Description	Maintenance and Support- Silver 1 year
DSV3-HUB	DSView 3 hub – 1 hub, 100 devices	SCNT-1YSLV-HUB
DSV3-STND	DSView 3 Standard Pack – 1 hub, 1 spoke, 500 devices	SCNT-1YSLV-STND
DSV3-PLUS	DSView 3 Plus Pack – 1 hub, 4 spokes, 2,000 devices	SCNT-1YSLV-PLUS
DSV3-PREM	DSView 3 Premium Pack – 1 hub, 8 spokes, 5,000 devices	SCNT-1YSLV-PREM
DSV3-MAX	DSView 3 Max Pack – 1 hub, 15 spokes, unlimited devices	SCNT-1YSLV-MAX
System Add-ons
DSV3-SPOKE	DSView 3 spoke add-on license	SCNT-1YSLV-A-SPOKE
DSV3-DEV1	DSView 3 device license – 1-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-1PK
DSV3-DEV10	DSView 3 device license – 10-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-10PK
DSV3-DEV50	DSView 3 device license – 50-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-50PK
DSV3-DEV100	DSView 3 device license – 100-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-100PK
DSV3-DEV500	DSView 3 device license – 500-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-500PK
DSV3-DEV1000	DSView 3 device license – 1,000-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-1KPK
DSV3-DEV10000	DSView 3 device license – 10,000-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-10KPK
Feature Add-ons
DSV3-HP	DSView 3 HP Connector plug-in	SCNT-1YSLV-A-HP
DSV3-WSK	DSView 3 Web Services API	SCNT-1YSLV-A-WSK
DSV3-ZONE	DSView 3 zone license	SCNT-1YSLV-A-ZONE
DSV3-PMGT	DSView 3 Power Manager	SCNT-1YSLV-A-PMGT
3rd party Device Add-ons
DSV3-AVP16	DSView 3 3rd party digital KVM switch license	SCNT-1YSLV-A-AVP16
DSV3-PWR1	DSView 3 3rd party IPDU license - 1-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-PWR1
DSV3-PWR5	DSView 3 3rd party IPDU license - 5-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-PWR5
DSV3-PWR10	DSView 3 3rd party IPDU license - 10-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-PWR10
DSV3-PWR25	DSView 3 3rd party IPDU license - 25-pack	SCNT-1YSLV-A-PWR25

Important Notes-

sold separately- part numbers for 1 year Silver Maintenance and Support packages shown above. .(Minimum of 1 year Silver required)
Multiple year Silver and Gold Support options are available and based on a % of the list price of the software components.
Service Value Packs are also available which include maintenance and support, professional training, and installation services and at a significant savings.

To find out more about the Avocent Professional Services Click Here

Maintenance and Support options

Silver Maintenance and Support for DSView 3	Coverage period	Price (% of MSRP)
Avocent Priority Support (12x5) and Software Upgrade Protection	1-year	15%
Avocent Priority Support (12x5) and Software Upgrade Protection	2-years	23%
Avocent Priority Support (12x5) and Software Upgrade Protection	3-years	27%

Gold Maintenance and Support for DSView 3	Coverage period	Price (% of MSRP)
Avocent Priority Support (24x7) and Software Upgrade Protection	1-year	20%
Avocent Priority Support (24x7) and Software Upgrade Protection	2-years	30%
Avocent Priority Support (24x7) and Software Upgrade Protection	3-years	36%

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White Papers

DSView 3 Software Resources
DSView® 3 Software Development Kit (SDK) IPMI Demonstration - Click here for an interactive demonstration of IPMI technology View DSView 3 software screen shots showing key features View DSView 3 software video files demonstrating key features

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